Note that the image above is a reenactment by the Search and Rescue team; it’s not clear how the resourceful motorist rigged up the drone, but we’re going to guess duct tape was involved.

The swarm-based search algorithm developed by the team is key to controlling the drones' behavior. Searching for fire cannot be random as the area to explore would be too large. To address this ...

The main application researchers have in mind is for search and rescue. A swarm of drones can explore an unstable or dangerous area, and identify key areas to focus rescue efforts on.

The team believes that deploying multiple swarms of cyborg insects can help overcome "human and robotic limitations" during rescue operations in disaster-stricken urban areas. "In search and ...

A provincial decision to allow search-and-rescue teams to use drones is being embraced by a Vancouver Island group, which says the devices will have a huge impact on searchers’ ability to find ...

Officials say the Palm Springs Police Search and Rescue Team used its drone to help in the successful location of the hiker. Police say dispatch received the rescue call just before 7:00 p.m. and ...

LONDON: Land searches can be risky to both the victim as well as the search members who ... help of a highly technical drone recently acquired by the London-Laurel Rescue Squad in Kentucky.

Sweden is set to test new “drone swarm technology” in an effort to bolster the country’s defences amid rising tensions with Russia. The Nordic country will test the drones during its upcoming Arctic ...